Revisions to existing SAAMI Accepted Cartridge and Chamber Drawings

On very rare occasions a dimensional correction may be made to an existing cartridge/chamber design. In those rare cases the revision will initially be posted in this section until such time as the drawing is updated in the master cartridge and chamber drawing index page.

A cartridge/chamber design that has been previously subject to revision will be identified on the master cartridge and chamber drawing index page under the column heading “Date Revised”.

Performance
Standards Developed for the American National Standards
Institute

The below ANSI/SAAMI Performance Standards
books detail the voluntary industry performance standards
for pressure and velocity of ammunition for use by
commercial manufacturers. Each book includes detailed
specifications and drawings.

205

$30

206

$35

208

$20

209

$25

All Four on CD-ROM

210

$90

207

$ .50

This book lists recommendations for test procedures
to evaluate new designs of rifles, shotguns and
handguns. Test parameters simulate conditions where
the firearm is subjected to abusive mishandling
to demonstrate the ability of the firearm to withstand
this abuse without discharging.

This brochure provides a detailed
description of what really happens to ammunition
in a fire, upon sudden impact, and what danger
it poses to firefighters.

241

This booklet details the history
and purpose of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Manufacturers' Institute.

VIDEO or DVD
- $10.00 each

Sporting
Ammunition and the Firefighter
Item #250 (Video); Item #251 (DVD)
Nearly one million rounds of ammunition were subjected
to ten different tests-from open burn conditions to
tightly confined burn conditions-to examine what happens
to sporting ammunition exposed to severe impact and
fire. This video is recommended as an educational tool
for fire departments and explains how firefighters
face no danger from sporting ammunition in a fire when
protected by standard turn-out gear.

Smokeless Powder and the Fire
Service
Item #252 (Video); Item #253 (DVD)
This video emphasizes in the storage and display of
smokeless powder in the retail environment and demonstrates
that if appropriately packaged, smokeless powder will
not explode and is less dangerous during fires than
many other common retail materials. It addresses what
the fire hazards are to firefighters or to supplies
displayed in a retail store, and what quantity limits
should municipal fire prevention ordinances place on
the storage and display of smokeless powder in retail
stores.

Informational
Pamphlets and Firearms Safety Issues

The following background papers provide
factual perspectives on the many issues surrounding
firearms.

Other firearms manuals may
be obtained by contacting their manufacturers.

Glossary

Preface

This
working draft of a Glossary of Industry terms has been
compiled by SAAMI's Technical Committee to facilitate
technical interchanges between members of that committee.
It is not intended to provide legal definition of the
terms included, and, in light of further experience,
the definitions of these terms may change. It is not
intended to be comprehensive since it does not cover
the full range of the diversity of the sporting arms
and ammunition industry's products. It is, in other
words, a working draft that, it is hoped, may be useful
in addressing certain technical matters frequently
considered by the Technical Committee and is subject
to further change and refinement.

It was the committee's decision that
ONLY industry terms would be included which are unique
to the firearms and ammunition industry directly. Optical
terms have been omitted for the most part. Common metallurgical
terms were not included because they are not unique
to the industry. Where there is a common term with
a usage unique to our industry, it has, however, been
included.

Terms made up of two or more words
are defined under the principle word: e.g., a "Frangible
Bullet" is defined under "Bullet, Frangible" or
a "Free Rifle Stock" is defined under "Stock,
Free Rifle."

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Abbreviations:

Gun Recoil Formulae and Shot Shell Pellet Sizes

Shot Shell Pellet Sizes (PDF format)

Lead Mobility

A variety of issues have
been raised about potential environmental impacts of lead associated with shooting ranges, including the
potential mobility of lead that may be transported from shooting ranges.